Found Deceased ME - Samuel Mugisha Left Portland Apartment - Last Seen Hitchhiking in Rockport

[Patient]

Samuel Mugisha has been missing for a week or so in Portland, ME.

 

[Patient]

Please help find Samuel. His family is really trying hard to locate him.

 

[YaYa_521]

Silver Alert: Samuel Mugisha | Maine State Police

www.maine.gov

November 7, 2022

The Portland Police Department is issuing a Silver Alert for 21-year-old Samuel Mugisha of Portland. Samuel was last seen leaving his Auburn Street apartment on Friday, November 4, 2022 at approximately 8:00am.
Samuel is known to walk to his uncle’s house on Kenneth Street in Westbrook but he has not shown up there. Samuel, who is experiencing some mental health issues is a black male, 5’11”, 200 lbs., with black hair, brown eyes and a short chin beard. He was last seen wearing a khaki colored hooded sweatshirt, khaki pants and brown leather dress shoes. If you see Samuel Mugisha please contact the Portland Police Department at 207.874.8479

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Missing Portland man spotted in Rockport

Samuel Mugisha, who was reported missing since Nov. 4, was reportedly seen attempting to hitchhike in the Rockland area on Friday night.

www.bangordailynews.com

Missing Portland Man May be Experiencing Mental Health Issues, Police Say

Police in Portland, Maine, are searching for a missing 21-year-old man who may be experiencing mental health issues. Police said 21-year-old Samuel Mugisha was last seen leaving his apartment on Auburn Street around 8 a.m. Friday. He is known to visit his uncle’s house on Kenneth Street in...

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Missing Portland man spotted in Rockport area, police say

Samuel Mugisha, 21, has been missing since Nov. 4.

www.newscentermaine.com

https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article268747962.html

 

[SpicyFruit]

Silver Alert: Samuel Mugisha | Maine State Police

www.maine.gov

"The Portland Police Department is issuing a Silver Alert for 21-year-old Samuel Mugisha of Portland. Samuel was last seen leaving his Auburn Street apartment on Friday, November 4, 2022 at approximately 8:00am."

"Samuel, who is experiencing some mental health issues is a black male, 5’11”, 200 lbs., with black hair, brown eyes and a short chin beard. He was last seen wearing a khaki colored hooded sweatshirt, khaki pants and brown leather dress shoes."

 

[SpicyFruit]

Portland (ME) Police Dept. on Instagram: "Missing Person PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing person. Samuel Mugisha, 21 years old, was last seen leaving his residence at 246 Au

Portland (ME) Police Dept. shared a post on Instagram: "Missing Person PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing person. Samuel Mugisha, 21 years old, was last seen leaving his residence at 246 Auburn Street on foot on 11/4/2022...

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Portland (ME) Police Dept. on Instagram: "Missing Person Update: The Portland Police Department received an update today at approximately 2030 hours from the Rockport Police Department that Samuel Mugisha was seen in the Rockport area hitchhiking.

Portland (ME) Police Dept. shared a post on Instagram: "Missing Person Update: The Portland Police Department received an update today at approximately 2030 hours from the Rockport Police Department that Samuel Mugisha was seen in the Rockport area hitchhiking. Samuel was reportedly wearing...

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[SpicyFruit]

'We love him. We miss him': Family of missing Portland man speaks out

The family of a Portland man who has been missing more than a week is speaking out.

fox23maine.com

"According to police, Mugisha left without his wallet, cellphone, or any means to sustain himself."

"Police in recent days have searched the Presumpscot River and wooded areas where he may have traveled"

"Police say Mugisha experiences episodes of severe anxiety where he is not able to verbally communicate."

This makes me worry a bit.

He is really close to LARGE bodies of water that look to connect to the Ocean. Without a ride though, I wonder how long it would take to walk to one of these areas. With no money could he have gotten on public transportation?

I have seen mixed things about him hitchhiking, but then someone said it was not him. So I am unsure if he was or was not.

No camera mentions.

 

[SpicyFruit]

https://www.kentucky.com/news/nation-world/national/article268747962.html

"Mugisha often walked to a family member’s home in Westbrook, a neighboring town, but never showed up there, according to police, who issued a silver alert on Nov. 7.

Read more at: https://www.kentucky.com/news/nation-world/national/article268747962.html#storylink=cpy"

"Mugisha may have been seen hitchhiking in jeans and a white T-shirt near Rockport, about 80 miles north of Portland, on Nov. 11, according to an update from the Portland Police Department."


"But family members reviewed a photo from a surveillance camera and are “confident it is not him,” according to the Portland Press Herald."

 

[Snoopster]

Claude Rwaganje, Mugisha’s uncle, said Monday that the family is hoping the police can access his medical records from a psychiatric hospital he stayed at days before his disappearance. Martin said Monday that medical records are more difficult to access due to federal privacy laws, without a patient’s consent.

Mugisha’s family told the Portland Press Herald last week that he struggles with a mental illness that sometimes renders him non-verbal, and causes him to forget where he is and faint. His family believes his disappearance might be connected to his illness.

Police, family need new information in search for missing Portland man

It seems that Samuel left his cell phone at home, but his family thought he might have an Apple watch with him and could possibly have another phone.

This is a long time for this young man to have been missing!
Where are you Samuel?

 

[YaYa_521]

Man spotted in Rockport not missing Portland man, family says

The man who was spotted in Rockport that authorities believed was a man who has been missing since Nov. 4 is not Samuel Mugisha, a family spokesperson said.

www.bangordailynews.com

Nov. 12, 2022
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The Rockland police department is working to identify the man spotted in Rockland, and are not dismissing the idea that the man spotted on Friday night could be Mugisha.
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[SpicyFruit]

I cannot find any MSM updates or SM updates. This is so sad.

 

[youarentsilly]

This makes me worry a bit.

He is really close to LARGE bodies of water that look to connect to the Ocean.

This is true, but he was already close in Portland. There are several nice bridges from which he could have taken a dive. Why would he go to Rockport? Maybe there is some significance, but it seems like a lot of extra work. IMO

 

[Patient]

This is true, but he was already close in Portland. There are several nice bridges from which he could have taken a dive. Why would he go to Rockport? Maybe there is some significance, but it seems like a lot of extra work. IMO

Family said the hitchhiker in Rockport was NOT Samuel. Per an article of the Portland Press Herald.

 

[SpicyFruit]

Week of searching and waiting takes toll on missing man’s family

Despite an intense effort by his family, the Congolese community and Portland police, Samuel Mugisha has not been seen since he left his North Deering apartment on Nov. 4.

www.pressherald.com

"Samuel Mugisha, 21, was last seen at his apartment at 8 a.m. on Nov. 4. His family, the Congolese immigrant community and the Portland police have been searching for him since then to no avail."


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Samuel Mugisha, 21, has been missing since he was last seen at his North Deering apartment eight days ago. Family photo
“We are trying to stay calm by hoping we will see him soon and putting our focus towards the search,” said Mugisha’s uncle Jean-Paul Ruhosha, who flew to Maine from his home in Washington, D.C., on Monday to help his family. “We’re hoping he’s going to be fine.”

Mugisha’s family said he suffers from a mental illness that sometimes renders him non-verbal, and causes him to forget where he is and faint. His family believes his disappearance might be connected to his illness.

The week before Mugisha went missing he had an episode of severe mental challenges and spent a week at Spring Harbor Hospital, a nonprofit psychiatric hospital in Westbrook, his family said.

Following his hospitalization, Mugisha was staying with an uncle in Westbrook. Without informing his uncle he was leaving, he went back to the Portland apartment he shares with his cousin, Heritier (Fred) Itangishaka, on Auburn Street in North Deering on Nov. 3."

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Mugisha came to the United States in 2014 from Nairobi, Kenya, and is part of the tight-knit Congolese Banyamulenge community in the Portland area. He attended Westbrook High School and played on the soccer team.

Mugisha’s family said he works as a caregiver at Safe Residential Care and Granite Bay Care and that he’s almost always either working or at church. When he’s not, he spends his time at the gym, reading and praying."


My question:
I don't know how mental hospitals work. If he had been picked up by LE or taken himself to a hospital, is his family allowed to confirm he is there? What if he told them he didn't want them to tell his family?

 

[YaYa_521]

I checked for updates thinking I'd find one stating Samuel made it home in time for Christmas, but no luck.

 

[Caring1]

Samuel added to NamUs 1/5/23

On 11/04/2022 at 0758 hours, Samuel walked away from his residence with unknown direction of travel. Samuel left behind his wallet, ID, bank cards, and car keys. He was wearing clothing not suitable for cold weather.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[iulia]

His NamUs page has been removed.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

APR 28

Found deceased.

FALMOUTH (WGME) -- The Portland Police Department says that the body found in the Presumpscot River in Falmouth on April 20 has been identified as 21-year-old Samuel Mugisha.

Body found in Presumpscot River identified as Portland man who went missing in November

The Portland Police Department says that the body found in the Presumpscot River in Falmouth on April 20 has been identified as 21-year-old Samuel Mugisha.

wgme.com